Lines to the Horizon: Australian Surf Writing by Jock Serong Sally Breen Emily Brugman Sam Carmody Madelaine Dickie Jack Sandtner Mark Smith
38.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Tim Winton says, 'Surfing is not just a subculture, it is culture, and here's proof', while Jock Serong says that the collection demonstrates our horizons are unlimited. From Gold Coast surf culture to the relationships of humans to the sea and from surf travel in Mexico to Taj Burrow's final campaign ...Show more
Old Seems to be Other People by Lily Brett
30.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
'People assume that if you are female and over seventy you are oblivious to men's good looks. No one would blink if a 99-year-old man wearing an oxygen mask mentioned a good-looking woman...' Most of us would like to live to an old age, but few of us actually want to be old. In this disarming and gently ...Show more
Tranquillity and Ruin by Danyl McLauchlan
30.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: near fine
Danyl McLauchlan wanted to get closer to the hidden truth of things. But it was starting to look like the hidden truth of things was that nothing was real, everything was suffering, and he didn’t really exist. In these essays Danyl explores ideas and paths that he hopes will make him freer and happier – ...Show more
Homo Irrealis by Andre Aciman
32.99 NZD
Category: Literature
The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works.
Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling by Philip Pullman
26.99 NZD
Category: Literature
Inspired meditations on storytelling from one of the worlds finest, most accomplished and adored writers. Pullman is a master of fiction and shares his thoughts on the origin of his own stories, the craft of writing and the storytellers who have meant the most to him. The art of storytelling is everywhe ...Show more
Genius and Ink - Virginia Woolf on How to Read by Virginia Woolf
22.99 NZD
Category: Literature
FOREWORD BY ALI SMITH WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA WADE Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf? In the early years of its existence, the Times Literary Supplement published some of the finest writers in English: T. S. Eliot, Henry James and E. M. Fors ...Show more
Out of the Forest: The True Story of a Recluse by Gregory Smith
26.00 NZD
Category: Literature
For years a man calling himself Will Power lived in near-total isolation in northern New South Wales, foraging for food, eating bats and occasionally trading for produce. But who was this mysterious man who roamed the forest and knew all of its secrets and riddles? Some people thought he might be Jesus. ...Show more
The Art Of The Glimpse - 100 Irish Short Stories by Sinead Gleeson (ed.)
55.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
An anthology of the very best Irish short stories, selected by Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations. There have been many anthologies of the short story as it developed in Ireland, but never a collection like this. The Art of the Glimpseis a radical revision of the canon of the Irish story, uniting ...Show more
The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book - An Interactive Guide to Life-Changing Books by Logan Smalley; Stephanie Kent
37.99 NZD
Category: Literature
For fans of My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere: a quirky and entertaining interactive guide to reading, featuring voicemails, literary Easter eggs, checklists, and more, from the creators of the popular multimedia project. O ...Show more
The Secret Life of Books (PB) by Tom Mole
26.99 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: near fine
We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves, give them as gifts, write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life. The Secret Life of Books is about everything that isn' ...Show more
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists
55.00 NZD
Category: Literature
'A diary is an assassin's cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen', wrote William Soutar in 1934. But a diary is also a place for recording everyday thoughts and special occasions, private fears and hopeful dreams. The Assassin's Cloak gathers together some of the most entertai ...Show more
Daily Rituals: Women at Work: How Great Women Make Time, Find Inspiration, and Get to Work by Mason Currey
27.99 NZD
Category: Literature
The much-anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed and resoundingly fascinating Daily Rituals.Filled with the innovative, inspiring and wonderfully prolific accounts of some of the world's best female creators, Daily Rituals Women at Work is the powerful and championing sequel to Mason Currey's first book, ...Show more